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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Members might be interested in an exhibition just about to open in
The Granary Gallery, Berwick entitled;

Berwick's Burrell Collection

fisher girls by William Marshall Brown

Berwick Visual Arts and Woodhorn Trust have come together to
display a selection of the collection's wonderful artefacts with a
series of free exhibitions over the next three years, as well as other work
collected by and for the people of Berwick.

With a fortune made in shipping, Sir William Burrell
purchased art and objects from around the world. Most of his collection was
donated to his home in Glasgow,
but around 50 paintings and 300 decorative items were given to Berwick when he moved to nearby HuttonCastle.

In 1948 by millionaire ship magnate Sir William Burrell's
presented 42 paintings to form the nucleus of the present ArtGallery.
Opening long before the big Burrell Gallery in Glasgow, the paintings, and about 300 items
of decorative art, are a microcosm of Sir William's interest.

The collection features work by masters such as Degas,
Boudin and Maris, ancient Roman and Venetian glass, Japanese imari pottery and
Ming porcelain, which will be displayed over the next three years.

Berwick's Burrell Collection runs from the 1 September to 16
December and theGallery is open
11a.m. - 5p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. Admission is free admission.